Question 1

friend 45 yr old  ultrasound swollen spleen pancreas and liver blood work fine  liver area hurts what are the possibilities of cause ?

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Mult Possibilities: I hate my summary, but the 3 organs swollen do not really fit. The enlarged liver could be from the fatty liver, which contrary to a lot of information can hurt &amp; cause tenderness. A "swollen" liver depending on the cause and how advanced can cause can enlarged spleen. The large Pancreas does not quite fit, but fluid in the belly can cause this. Then there is the Lupus which changes everything.

Question 2

what can cause spleen pain?

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Spleen pain: injury, hemorrhage,Sickle cell crisis, infection.

Question 3

how would i tell if i hurt my spleen?

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Only CT can tell : The spleen may be injured any time there is a significant impact to your lower left chest. It's difficult to tell pain from bruised or broken ribs in that area from a spleen injury. The only way to tell for sure is with a ct scan.

Question 4

could it hurt when your spleen bursts..?

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Yes: A ruptured spleen is considered a surgical emergency.

Question 5

how could having poor spleen function hurt you (symptoms)?

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Immune dysfunction: Inability to eradicate certain  microbes efficiently from your body, so repeated infections with certain organisms would be the most common symptom

Question 6

is there anything that would cause my spleen to feel like it's beating?

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Yes: Although very rare, an aneurysm of the artery that feeds the spleen can give one the impression that the spleen may be "beating".  This can usually be diagnosed by an ultrasound of the abdomen.  Keep in mind that the spleen sits right below the diaphragm on the left side and the heart is just above the diaphragm on the left, so you may simply be feeling your heart beating.

Question 7

i'm having pain in my spleen area what would cause this? it's not too severe.       and what should i do it's been like this for 3 days?

Accepted Answer

Go see your doctor: Not to be rude but how do you know it's your spleen (area)? Best to have your family doc check it out. Low lying pneumonia can sit on diaphragm & irritate abdomen. Mononucleosis can cause spleen to enlarge. Trauma can cause spleen to rupture. Colon or large bowel bends in area of spleen (splenic flexure). Possible diverticulitis, even constipation can cause abdominal pain. So can kidney stones etc.

Question 8

what causes a enlarged spleen?

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Many causes : The spleen's job is to take older or damaged blood cells out of circulation.  Diseases that cause abnormal or disrupted cells, like thallesemias and hemolytic anemia cause enlargement to compensate for the increased work. Congestion due to cirrhosis/portal hypertension cause enlargement by limiting blood flow out of the spleen.  Tumors especially lymphoma can grow in the spleen as well.

Question 9

what are common causes of granulomatous calcifications in the spleen?

Accepted Answer

Calcifications: The spleen filters a lot of blood and with that, a multitude of infectious material, since the spleen is part of the immune system. Many causes of calcifications but common ones are old infection, clusters of old cells, injury to the spleen or vascular beds themselves, etc..

Question 10

what causes spleen and penis pain?

Accepted Answer

Uh....: How do you know you have spleen pain? See your primary care and they can help you make a clear diagnosis.

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